§ 42-4-606 — Display of unauthorized signs or devices

(1) No person shall
place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway any unauthorized sign,
signal, marking, or device which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an
official traffic control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct
the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the
effectiveness of any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal, and
no person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority permit upon any
highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any commercial advertising. The
provisions of this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the use of motorist
services information of a general nature on official highway guide signs if such
signs do not indicate the brand, trademark, or name of any private business or
commercial enterprise offering the service, nor shall this section be deemed to
prohibit the erection upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving
useful directional information and of a type that cannot be mistaken for official
signs.

(2) Every such prohibited sign, signal, or marking is declared to be a public
nuisance, and the authority having jurisdiction over the highway is empowered to
remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice.

(3) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A
traffic infraction.

(4) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to informational
sites authorized under section 43-1-405, C.R.S.

(5) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to specific
information signs authorized under section 43-1-420, C.R.S.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2344, � 1, effective January 1, 1995.